Unless you are a high profile person and being targeted for specific reasons, the average joe home robber are 95% of the time opportunists

They will decide in that moment whether to rob your house or not.

Seeing an alarm is a deterrent and will put them off. Its simple statistics.

Whether these can be hacked or not and how easily is another story.

Simple jammers can block these readily available from overseas. But your talking 5% of criminals will be going to this length unless they you have something they want.

Hide your valuables in the loft or bathroom, these are the 2 least likely places they will check.

Close your windows, even the small ones

Put locks on side gates

Do not leave the tools of the trade lying around like ladders in the garden

Make sure you use anti bump door locks

Whatever you do, do not use dummy CCTV cameras. They are easy to spot and you may give the robber some added curiosity

Invest a couple hundred in a few cameras

These simple things will reduce the likely hood of being targeted

Make sure you have the proper insurance cover and keep online a record of documents, thieves like documents.

Do not hide things in wardrobes or under the bed. This is the first place they look

If you have loads of gems gold or cash. Put a safe in the lock and do not tell anyone about it

I just go into houses and cut the phone line first, pro here.

I'd rather put my money towards a telecommunicating one with a built in sim card. What's the point of the alarm going off if you don't know about it? Your neighbours aren't going to give a stuff about checking your house. They'll just be cursing that it's going off. Do yourself and your neighbours a favour and spend a bit more.

I'd like to hear views from anyone that has this please on ease of installation and its use?

I bought this one from a recommendation. My friend has been running his for about 18 months with no issues. I'll be setting mine up shortly so will comment how it performs. Certainly a big bonus if your not keen on running wires, channeling out walls or lifting floorboards.

Even most home commercially fitted systems these days use wireless PIRs. The main deterrent with an alarm is a siren box that looks real and working. Look at the houses around you and site the box just where commercially fitted systems are. The Yale alarms are ok for the money.

Bah. Been after a decent deal on these... but don't have an Aldi nearby :disappointed:

aldi barrow-in-furness by the old Frankie & Benny's has had two of these for at least 6 months and every weekly shop I checked the price, which has took along time but they are both 29.99 and have been since before Christmas but no one has bought them. I looked at the cost for extras to suit my house and would be too expensive, confirmed still in stock every Wednesday since 15th December at this price and will be back tomorrow, so can update if it helps anyone.

I've had mine for two years, changed batteries once. Bought a two key fobs too, these work better. Defo worth the money

I bought the same system with the telecommunications kit that phones you when the alarm is activated.
If you can use a screwdriver and a drill then anyone can fit one of these.

For some reason this was £25 in my local last week, was 2 left. Its working very well so far even for this price.